|
|
joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
|
|
"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
Click here to report a problem with this page.
Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- financialservice22@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "STEVEN LOAN COMPANY" <selena@selena.net.ua>
Reply-To: financialservice22@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 22:16:56 +0000
Subject: LOAN OFFER
Good Day,
Are you a business man or woman? Are you in any financial mess or do
you need funds to start up your own business? Do you need loan to settle
your debt or pay off your bills or start a nice business? Do you have a
low credit score, and you are finding it hard to obtain capital loan from
local banks/other financial institutes? Do you need a loan or funding
for any reason such as,
Contact us via Email: financialservice22@hotmail.com
Note: Loan is giving out for just 3% interest rate yearly. Kindly be
informed that loan will be given to you in any country you resides
in the world.
Any client who is in need, should provide the following informations in
order for us to open a loan processing file.
1. FULL NAME:.......................
2. ADDRESS:........................
3. OCCUPATION:.......................
4. COUNTRY:........................
5. STATE:............................
6. CITY:...........................
7. SEX:..............................
8. AGE.............................
9. CELL PHONE NUMBER:...............
10.AMOUNT NEEDED AS LOAN:..........
11.MONTHLY INCOME...................
12.DURATION:.......................
13.REASON FOR THE LOAN ........
Thanks For Your Co-operation
MR. steven james.
EMAIL financialservice22@hotmail.com
|
Anti-fraud resources: